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Sao Paulo, 25 April 2014 It has been a busy month for mariabueno.org as we have completely revamped the website and been offline for a while as we got everything in place. We hope you like the new format, which…

São Paulo, 3 March 2014 Maria is having another busy week. Hot on the heels of the Rio Open last week is the Brasil Open in her home town of São Paulo. “There wasn’t any real recovery time,” admitted Maria. “I…

Rio de Janeiro, 26 February 2014 It was a long but enjoyable ten days in Rio for Maria, who seemed to be running from pillar to post at times. Maria’s commitments there were extensive, ranging from on-court appearances to long…

Rio de Janeiro, 19 February 2014 The Rio Open paid tribute to Maria on Wednesday night at Jockey Club Brasiliero, acknowledging her as one of the biggest names of Brazilian Sport and a world tennis icon. The winner of 19…

Rio de Janeiro, 18 February 2014 The tournament has got under way in Rio and Maria has been busy with a variety of activities. Over the weekend she conducted several sponsor clinics and appeared at a Pro/Am. She also has…

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Brazil’s Maria Esther Bueno passed away six months ago and she is still profoundly missed. Now she is being honoured at her home club, the Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis in São Paulo, where a tournament bearing her name was held…

Since the weekend tributes, both public and personal, have been pouring in following the death of Maria Esther Bueno, a highly revered champion who was much loved around the world. This great champion battled cancer for over a year and…

Wins Brasil Open… Maria Esther Bueno has always thought that Fabio Fognini is a remarkably talented player and by winning the Brasil Open in São Paulo over the weekend, he just proved her point. “He is such a nice guy…